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Parsons Green bombing: Third arrest over Tube attack | Parsons Green bombing: Third arrest over Tube attack |
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A third man has been arrested over Friday's Tube attack in Parsons Green. | A third man has been arrested over Friday's Tube attack in Parsons Green. |
The 25-year-old was arrested in Newport, south Wales, on Tuesday evening, Scotland Yard said. An address in Newport is being searched. | The 25-year-old was arrested in Newport, south Wales, on Tuesday evening, Scotland Yard said. An address in Newport is being searched. |
On Saturday an 18-year-old man, who the BBC has learnt had previously been referred to an anti-extremist programme, was arrested in Dover port. | |
A 21-year-old man was also arrested in Hounslow, west London. Both are still in custody. | |
A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in rush hour. | A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in rush hour. |
The 25-year-old was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act. | The 25-year-old was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act. |
The arrest was carried out by the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command, supported by Gwent Police and the Welsh Extremism and Counter-Terrorism Unit. | The arrest was carried out by the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command, supported by Gwent Police and the Welsh Extremism and Counter-Terrorism Unit. |
Metropolitan Police Commander Dean Haydon said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. | Metropolitan Police Commander Dean Haydon said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. |
"A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. | "A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. |
"We now have three men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses." | "We now have three men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses." |
The 18-year-old arrested man is thought to have lived in a foster home owned by Ronald and Penelope Jones in Sunbury-on-Thames. | |
He is thought to have moved to the UK from Iraq aged 15 when his parents died. | He is thought to have moved to the UK from Iraq aged 15 when his parents died. |
The BBC has learnt that he had been referred to an anti-extremist programme before his arrest. | |
It is not known who made the referral and when - or how serious the concerns were. | |
Sources did not name the flagship Prevent programme, but it is thought that this is the mostly likely case as the referral for help was at local authority level. | |
Prevent is managed and delivered locally by multi-agency teams of social workers, police officers and other specialists. | |
He was already in contact with social services because of his foster care placement. | |
The 21-year-old man, believed to be Syrian-born Yahyah Farroukh, was also arrested on Saturday. | The 21-year-old man, believed to be Syrian-born Yahyah Farroukh, was also arrested on Saturday. |
Mr Farroukh worked at Aladdins chicken shop in Hounslow, and has been described as a former foster child who had lived in the Jones's house. | Mr Farroukh worked at Aladdins chicken shop in Hounslow, and has been described as a former foster child who had lived in the Jones's house. |
Mr Farroukh posted a picture on his Instagram page in May this year with a suitcase on Cavendish Road, Sunbury, almost directly outside the Jones's house. | Mr Farroukh posted a picture on his Instagram page in May this year with a suitcase on Cavendish Road, Sunbury, almost directly outside the Jones's house. |
The properties already being searched are the Jones's house in Sunbury, Mr Farroukh's house in Stanwell, and Aladdins chicken shop. | |
At 08:20 BST on Friday a homemade bomb, which was transported in a Lidl bag, partially exploded in a Tube train at Parsons Green station, causing burns to a number of victims. | At 08:20 BST on Friday a homemade bomb, which was transported in a Lidl bag, partially exploded in a Tube train at Parsons Green station, causing burns to a number of victims. |
BBC News has obtained CCTV footage showing a person leaving the property in Sunbury carrying a Lidl bag at 07:04 BST on Friday morning. | BBC News has obtained CCTV footage showing a person leaving the property in Sunbury carrying a Lidl bag at 07:04 BST on Friday morning. |
It has also established more precise details of the suspect's movements: The man carrying the shopping bag then took the 07:15 BST train to Wimbledon, which arrived at 07:46. | |
After leaving the train he spent 20 minutes in the station toilets, before joining the District Line towards central London. | |
Detectives believe the suspect got off four stops later at Putney Bridge, which is one stop before Parsons Green station where the homemade bomb caught fire minutes later. |